Canada vs Nepal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Canada
0.0647 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
0.0755 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
81st
Nepal rank
78th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.0755 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0647 hectares per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 81st and Nepal ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0427 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0353 hectares per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0455 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0348 hectares per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0625 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0417 hectares per square kilometre | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Canada or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.0755 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0647 hectares per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Canada and Nepal?
- 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nepal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Nepal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 81st and Nepal ranks 78th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.